Barclay Rewards....Biggest Bang for The Buck??

[time4sun]

Looking to cash in 45k points, is there a sweet spot for redemption? As we recall, there used to be a deal for 40k points= $500.....it's been two years since we even looked at it....hehe!  Thanks in advance!

[BlerkOne]

A sweet spot is a $1500 Carnival transaction. Then that 45k points could be worth $675 toward a statement credit.

[balcony bound]

Redeeming against a Carnival charge of over $1500 will up your redemption to 1.5%.

[Jim and Monika]

Try spending $1,500 with today's prices without jumping to a suite. I wish I could add Cheers at my time of booking to get to that $1,500. I realize we could book higher category, but that's not our style and would be throwing the savings away.

[LeslieA]

I have a Barclaycard Rewards, but appear to be out of the loop on this.   Is this a specific Carnival credit card?

[BlerkOne]

5 hours ago, Jim and Monika said:

Try spending $1,500 with today's prices without jumping to a suite. I wish I could add Cheers at my time of booking to get to that $1,500. I realize we could book higher category, but that's not our style and would be throwing the savings away.

It's easy if you aren't cruising on casino rates. The cheapest balcony on Mardi Gras should do it 

[BlerkOne]

3 minutes ago, LeslieA said:

I have a Barclaycard Rewards, but appear to be out of the loop on this.   Is this a specific Carnival credit card?

Yes.

[babygrljaz]

Do they offer gift cards?  I have a Barclay card but not Carnival, it's Princess.  They offer both Carnival & Princess gc

[christyran1228]

I got 23K points for paying off my cruise balance and redeemed for a $350 statement credit.  Will be using it to pay off my next year's cruise soon.

[morningstarme]

Redemption values for eligible transactions are: 
Carnival Cruise transactions of $1,500.00 or more = 1.5%  
Carnival Cruise transactions of $50.00 - $1499.99 = 1%  
World's Leading Cruise lines transactions of $50.00 or more = 1%  
Airfare or hotel transactions of $50.00 or more = 0.90%

Carnival Cruise transactions with a value of $1,500 or more offer you the best redemption value. 100,000 FunPoints may be redeemed for a $1,500 statement credit toward an eligible purchase.

 

 

You have 180 days to pay yourself back for a statement credit toward eligible purchases! 

[BlerkOne]

5 hours ago, babygrljaz said:

Do they offer gift cards?  I have a Barclay card but not Carnival, it's Princess.  They offer both Carnival & Princess gc

Yes.

 

and with Holland America, you can get Holland, Princess or Carnival!